Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Carnies

The Carnival came to our hometown this past week, so Friday my little sister and I went to enjoy being scrambled around in those crazy rides.

The lights of Carnival Rides at night is such a spectacular sight.
It's so magical.



The whirring of the rides, the scent of funnel cakes and popcorn, and the loud music accompanied by screams from the Scrambler and Tilt-a-Whirl.


But those Carnival workers are a class of their own, are they not?
I never knew they were nicknamed Carnies until our family had a discussion about it.
I know you shouldn't judge people, but you know when you go to a fair you feel a little uneasy with some of these characters. Just the term "Carnies" sounds gross to me. None of the particular workers at the fair in our town had teeth, or hygiene from the looks of it. Serious BO my friends.

So my friend Ben sent me this video after we joked about it, and I laughed so hard.


Gosh, y'all are probably thinking I'm so mean after this post.

But be honest, do you know what I'm talking about?! ;)

14 comments:

Lynn | Motherhood in Motion said...

My husband's work does a "field day" each year and they hire carnies to work the games... they are the best!

Amy Shaughnessy said...

I haven't been to a carnival in years. Someone got shot when I was in elementary school so my mom stopped taking us.

Amy

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Elizabeth said...

Those are great photos! The tilt effect makes me feel like I'm on the ride myself! So funny, my mom and I had the same discussion about Carnies recently :)

Nichole @ casadecrews.com said...

Ha ha, when we were kids my dad would always tell us he was going to send us away to live with carnies. Mean dad, huh?! LOL...But I know you're only teasing. The carnival looks fun!

Christa said...

Love the pictures you took of the carnival! Looks like so muh fun! :)

Megan said...

Ahhhh, I love love love carnivals and fairs!! So much fun!!

Jordan said...

I know exactly what you're talking about! We go every year to a local fair with my dad's family. It's pretty entertaining to see all the carnies! Those are great pictures! What did you take them with?!

Angie said...

I love carnivals but the carnies not so much!!! They are definitely a walk of their own :)

riana. said...

Your pictures came out so great!

Katie said...

Oh yes, I know what you mean. They're an, um, interesting crowd. Lol. Your pictures are amazing!!

Portuguese Prepster said...

gorgeous pictures! carnivals can be so fun!

Amber said...

Hahah! So true. No, not mean at all. Love the pics too, they look great!

Kristin said...

I call them carnies too! they are strange peeps

Heather said...

Carnies really are a breed of their own. They scare me :s
Other than that, I do love a good carnival/fair!